Skills

Photo credit: Canva – Scots and Americans don't always speak the same language.

Communication, Skills

13-word ‘Scottish-American travel dictionary’ helps prevent embarrassing miscommunication

Annie Reneau

6/16/2026
John Harkes at the Summer of '94 Community Event.

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Culture, Skills

The best coaches don’t give you the answers. They make you find them yourself. Just ask the 1994 U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team.

Kylee Van Dillen

5/22/2026
Photo Credit: Wikimedia CommonsMany of history's greatest geniuses swore by some pretty bizarre habits and routines.

Life Hacks, Skills

Air baths and North-facing sleep: Strange rituals of some of history’s greatest geniuses

Evan Porter

6/16/2026
Life Hacks, Skills

How embracing the ‘Empty Boat Theory’ can help you keep anger and anxiety in check

Heather Wake

6/15/2026
Communication, Skills

Stop struggling with small talk by using the easy ‘COST method’

Tod Perry

6/14/2026
https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-brown-sleeveless-top-looking-at-electric-fans-8102631/Use your thermostat right and you won’t sweat that electrical bill nearly as much.

Life Hacks, Skills

Experts share the thermostat ‘sweet spot’ to stay cool while keeping A/C costs down

Patrick Hamilton

6/12/2026
Photo credit: Used with permission from Christian Shearhod, Canva, Instagram – Christian Shearhod teaches students in Texas.

Communication, Skills

Texas math teacher goes viral for his lesson about when and when not to call something ‘gay’

Cecily Knobler

6/11/2026
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A therapist explains the crucial difference between being able to read and the superpower of actually being literate.

Education, Skills

English professor explains why happy, successful people have one thing in common: true literacy

Evan Porter

6/11/2026
Photo credit: Canva / Wikimedia Commons – Every home has a “money corner.” Here’s how to find yours.

Finance, Skills

Need your cash to stretch further in this economy? Try feng shui.

Patrick Hamilton

6/11/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Teens hiking on a trail.

Education, Skills

New Jersey high school has mandatory rite of passage: 55-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail

Heather Wake

6/8/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Four smiling children sitting together, arms around each other.

Education, Skills

Every December, a school in Ireland ditches homework and does ‘kindness’ assignments instead

Heather Wake

6/8/2026
Photo credit: Image via Canva – A young man holds roses and a heart shaped box of candy

Relationships, Skills

Boyfriend shows up with flowers after being ‘ignored.’ When the door opened, his heart stopped.

Prachi Mallick

6/6/2026
Education, Skills

A 9-year-old girl stood before the school board and absolutely eviscerated standardized tests

Upworthy Staff

6/6/2026
Photo credit: Canva – A teacher interacts with his students.

Education, Skills

A teacher was told he only works 9 months a year. So he did the math on his real hourly pay.

Adam Albright-Hanna

6/5/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Decluttering is overwhelming, but so is dealing with clutter.

Life Hacks, Skills

‘Hot mess’ mom shares the 3 lessons she internalized that helped her declutter her home by 90%

Annie Reneau

6/5/2026
Photo credit: E. M. Pio Roda/Scripps National Spelling Bee – Shrey Parikh prepares for a Spell Off during the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Education, Skills

Unbelievable California 8th grader wins spelling bee after getting 32 difficult words right in 90 seconds

Tod Perry

6/4/2026